Federer into Wimbledon 4th round for 17th time
Roger Federer kept tennis statisticians on their toes on Saturday as he mopped up a few more records by trampling all over Lucas Pouille's dreams in a rip-roaring 7-5 6-2 7-6(4) win to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon.
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- Published Date: 09:34 | 06 July 2019
- Modified Date: 09:34 | 06 July 2019
Roger Federer broke yet another Wimbledon record by reaching the fourth round for the 17th time.
The eight-time Wimbledon champion beat Lucas Pouille 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (4) on Centre Court to eclipse Jimmy Connors' mark of 16 fourth-round appearances at the All England Club.
Federer also became the first player — man or woman — to reach 350 match wins in Grand Slam tournaments.
Federer saved a break point at both 3-3 and 5-5 in the first set, then won six straight games to take a 4-0 lead in the second. Pouille managed to hold serve throughout the third set, saving a match point at 6-5. But in the tiebreaker, he netted a backhand on Federer's third match point.
Federer will next face 17th-seeded Matteo Berrettini, who defeated Diego Schwartzman 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2), 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3.